Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT 1) Publications
Pilot Framework for Fish Habitat Assessments Across Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters in the Patuxent River Basin
Publication date:This report presents methods for a pilot assessment of the condition of fish habitats in both the estuarine and inland portions of Chesapeake Bay rivers.
2024 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Publication date:The results of the 2022 and 2023 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey.
View document [PDF, 981.2 KB] 2024 Blue Crab Advisory Report
2023 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Publication date:This report summarizes progress made in 2023 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.
View document [PDF, 3.4 MB] 2023 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Forage Status and Trends Report for the Chesapeake Bay
Publication date:This report is a culmination of close to a decade of research to assess whether the status of forage species found in the Chesapeake Bay can support key predator populations.
View document [PDF, 14.1 MB] Forage Status and Trends Report for the Chesapeake Bay
2022 and 2023 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report
Publication date:This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2022 and 2023 oyster restoration success.
View document [PDF, 6.1 MB] 2022 and 2023 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report
2023 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Publication date:This report summarizes the 2023 Winter Dredge Survey and 2022 harvest data discussed at the May 18, 2023, Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee meeting.
View document [PDF, 668.2 KB] 2023 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Blue Crab Population Drivers and Stock Assessment in Chesapeake Bay
Publication date:This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop to discuss blue crab population drivers and stock assessment modeling to better understand recent population declines and prepare for the upcoming benchmark stock assessment.
View document [PDF, 511.3 KB] Blue Crab Population Drivers and Stock Assessment in Chesapeake Bay
DRAFT: Fisheries Impacts Synthesis
Publication date: Not listedDRAFT: Fisheries Impacts Synthesis
View document [PDF, 289.6 KB] DRAFT: Fisheries Impacts Synthesis
2021 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Publication date:This report summarizes the 2021 Winter Dredge Survey and 2020 harvest data discussed at the May 18, 2021, Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee meeting.
View document [PDF, 801.2 KB] 2021 Blue Crab Advisory Report
CBSAC 2020 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Publication date: Not listedAnnual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.